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...absence of Jimmy Carter, 80, at the Pope's funeral brought out the usual political accusations of snubbery but in fact Carter was asked twice to go and decided, perhaps in one of his quaint bouts of political pique, not to join the delegation. Carter lobbied the world both in the Clinton and the elder Bush presidencies and again in George W's time against U.S. policy, which did upset all three Presidents. (They complained a little bit among themselves in Rome.) But the Clinton and the Bushes are forgiving people and would have locked arms and marched...
Yannatos, wearing a tuxedo instead of his usual orange shirt and brown vest, conducted furiously from the podium, his concentration visible and his movements powerful. During rehearsals, his usually soft voice was often replaced by a sharp, angry bark as he pushed his orchestra to perfection...
...defensive effort was punctuated by senior Lauren Stefanchik’s running, over-the-shoulder catch in centerfield in the second inning. Co-captain Kerry Flaherty, playing second base instead of her usual outfield position, dove to stop a ball from getting out of the infield and still on the ground, threw the ball to first base to end the top of the third inning. Kerper also made a great defensive play, running to catch a ball hit into deep right field...
...Prince” than he used to, or Oldham has a firm hand in more than his credits suggest. Whatever the truth, it is a beautiful album, and Sweeney’s backing vocals and occasional stronger guitar pieces (relative to Oldham’s usual style) allow the album to explore entirely new branches of the Bonnie musical tree...
...diminishing those numbers. There's the economy, which has shown signs of weakness-market jitters, alarming trade deficits and high oil prices. With the Iraq issue settling into an uncomfortable background of casualties-and-baby-steps-toward-democracy, there's no galvanizing terror issue to give Bush his usual lift in the polls...